Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

As of noon, Saturday, June 6, Sedgwick County has 640 cases of COVID-19 and 21 related deaths.

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Data Dashboard

The Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) now has an online COVID-19 data dashboard on the Sedgwick County website. It features data from when the first case presented itself on March 6 to present time.

The dashboard is updated daily and includes the number of COVID-19 cases, recoveries, deaths, hospitalizations, illness onset, and cases identified by gender, ethnicity, and race. It allows residents to stay updated on the virus by combining all statistics in one location.

Data collected may or may not represent the true prevalence of COVID-19 within Sedgwick County. Residents are encouraged to stop the spread of the disease and not become a number on the dashboard, by washing hands, covering coughs, practicing social distancing, and staying home. See the link below or on the left sidebar under COVID-19 Data.

KDHE Statewide map of COVID-19 cases

States Reporting Cases of COVID-19 to CDC*

* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the United States from Wuhan, China and Japan. State and local public health departments are now testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date.

†Self-reported by health department characterizing the level of community transmission in their jurisdiction as: “Yes, widespread” (defined as: widespread community transmission across several geographical areas); “Yes, defined area(s)” (defined as: distinct clusters of cases in a, or a few, defined geographical area(s)); “Undetermined” (defined as: 1 or more cases but not classified as “Yes” to community transmission); or “N/A” (defined as: no cases).

Testing information

Drive Through Testing

Testing can be ordered through commercial laboratories by a medical provider. Medical providers can also order testing through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) if patients meet the criteria to be tested.

Please call 2-1-1 United Way of the Plains to schedule no-cost testing at the Sedgwick County Health Department.

After infection with a virus, the level of virus in a person’s body grows over time and then decreases when the person’s immune system fights it off.

The COVID-19 test will be positive if the level of virus in a person’s body is detectable by the test. Symptoms are an indication that the level of virus is detectable.

If a patient doesn’t have symptoms, a negative test could mean no virus OR virus levels that are not detectable with the test.

Testing is a point in time. A negative test on one day doesn’t predict future results.

A person with a negative test on one day and who is then later exposed to the virus and shows symptoms may test positive after that exposure

Screening criteria for testing (symptoms, risk for exposure, etc.) are important to ensure that test results can be interpreted for the status of the patient on the day of testing.

What happens if someone tests positive for COVID-19:

If someone tests positive for COVID-19, they must remain at home for 72 hours after the end of symptoms or 10 days after symptom onset, whichever is longer.

They should stay away from other people in their home to avoid spreading the virus to them.

The SCHD will follow-up with all of their close contacts and ask them to also remain at home for 14 days after last exposure to the positive person.

If someone test positive for COVID-19 in the hospital, they will be isolated in the hospital while they receive treatment.

If they are well enough to be released, they must remain at home for 72 hours after the end of symptoms or 10 days after symptom onset, whichever is longer.

They should stay away from other people in their home to avoid spreading the virus to them.

The SCHD will follow-up with all of their close contacts and ask them to also remain at home for 14 days after last exposure to the positive person.

Close contact is defined as someone who has been closer than 6 feet for more than 10 minutes while a patient is symptomatic.